World War II Resources

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Navy Department Communiques 301 to 600 and Pacific Fleet Communiques March 6, 1943, to May 24, 1945

CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS FROM 1931 THROUGH 1943, WITH OSTENSIBLE REASONS ADVANCED FOR THE OCCURRENCE THEREOF

A 421 page chronology with citations to original source documents. Published by the U.S. Government.

PEACE AND WAR, UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY 1931-1941

Equivalent to the British Blue Book or French Yellow Book, contains 271 original documents regarding U.S. progression to war.

SRH-149, A Brief History of Communications Intelligence in the United States
Download SRH-149 as a MS World 2000 doc. in a zip file.


Words of Peace, Words of War

Treaties, Declarations, Speeches, etc.
Hundreds of documents from many nations.


The ColorBooks

French and British collections of documents regarding the diplomatic prelude to WWII.

THE BRITISH WAR BLUE BOOK

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING GERMAN-POLISH RELATIONS
AND THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES
BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1939

DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS, (1938-1939)
(Also known as The French Yellow Book)
Papers relative to the events and negotiations which preceded
the opening of hostilities between Germany on the one hand,
and Poland, Great Britain and France on the other hand.


NAZI-SOVIET RELATIONS, 1939-1941
Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Office.


CHRONOLOGY OF INTERNATIONAL EVENTS ,
MARCH 1938 TO DECEMBER 1941,
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
DECEMBER 18,1941
(Department of State, Bulletin, December 27, 1941, p. 590)



The JAPANESE MONOGRAPHS

A series of 187 studies on Japan's role in WWII, written by Japanese participants in the events at the request of the US Government.
We will be adding Monographs as they are converted. We currently have 6 volumes online with more in progress.


Time Line of WW2
Link to the University of San Diego.


Major Conferences of World War II
Link to Marist U.
for listing of place, date, code name,
main participants, and major decisions
(brief listing in a table).


The Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings

5,000+ pages of original documents and testimony related to
the investigations into the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec., 1941.

Pearl Harbor Operations: General Outline of Orders and Plans.

Exhibits of the Joint Committee, Pt. 12, pp. 431-441
(The "Separate Volume" mentioned as having been destroyed in Japanese Monograph No. 97.)

Photographic collections related to Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor, 7:55 am, December 7, 1941
Map of Pearl Harbor.

The Myths of Pearl Harbor
A collection of files intended to correct
some of the many misconceptions and myths
about the Pearl Harbor Attack.
Suggestions for further additions are requested!

A chronological chart of the investigations
from the "Dorn Report".

A Chronological Collection of Documents Relating to the U.S. Entry Into WWII.

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Names of all civilians and military killed on that day.
(Link to MIT.)

"The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy",
written by one of the people who monitored
Japanese naval broadcasts from his station in the Philippines.

Links to other pages related to the Pearl Harbor attack.


Studies on the use of "Ultra"-supplied military intelligence.
"Synthesis of Experiences in the Use of Ultra Intelligence,
U.S. Army Field Commands in the European Theatre of Operations."
Studies on Cryptology, NSA,
Document SRH-006, Record Group 457,
Records of the National Security Agency.

"Ultra and the Campaign Against the U-Boats in World War II"
Studies on Cryptology, NSA,
Document SRH-146, Record Group 457,
Records of the National Security Agency.

SRH-149, A Brief History of Communications Intelligence in the United States

Download SRH-149 as a MS World 2000 doc. in a zip file.


U.S. Congressional Documents regarding declaration of war.


Speeches of Franklin D. Roosevelt
on foreign policy (selected documents from 1933 to 1942).


On-Line Books from the U.S. Center of Military History
Complete books on D-day, the Battle of the Bulge, etc.


Pre-war policy
(Will be divided into years and countries as the collection grows.)
The Washington Naval Arms Limitation Treaty of 1922,
signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States.


War Termination and Post-war policy.
(Will be subdivided as the need arises.)

Protocols and Indictments for German War Crimes Trials.

Instruments of Surrender
(and related documents) for Italy, Germany, and Japan.

Article on Operation OLYMPIC (the invasion of Japan) and KETSU-GO
(the Japanese plan to resist the invasion.)


"United States Navy in WWII"
Various files on the U.S.N.,
including pre-war policy
and reports on the conduct of the war.


"Hyperwar"
Patrick Clancey's extensive WWII site.


Related Sites


Remembering Pearl Harbor @ nationalgeographic.com


Due to the proliferation of excellent sites we are no longer adding items to this list.
A very impressive and comprehensive listing of resources can be found at
PEACE AND SECURITY INTEGRATED INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE
Canadian Forces College, Department of National Defence (Canada).
Please inform them if you have, or know of, a site not currently on their listing which you think should be included.



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